17 Top mystery books like Sudden Death (Inspector French #8) by Freeman Wills Crofts

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Sudden Death (Inspector French #8)

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

4.14

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, th…

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1. The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)

By: Patricia Wentworth

3.86

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

The Everton murder case has long been closed. The culprit has been charged with the murder of his u… read more

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"And if you, Miss Hilary, could blow up that fire and put on a kettle, we will make her a nice cup of tea. In fact I think we all should all be the better of a nice cup of tea."

-Patricia Wentworth, The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)

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2. The Odessa File

By: Frederick Forsyth

4.14

Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: a Mafia-like organi… read more

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3. The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan, #2)

By: Earl Derr Biggers

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A mysterious millionaire with a penchant for strange pets takes a flyer on a string of pearls and f… read more

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4. Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Six people reunite to remember beautiful Rosemary Barton, who died nearly a year before. The loving… read more

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5. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)

By: E.C.R. Lorac

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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6. Keep the Aspidistra Flying

By: George Orwell

4.00

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

London, 1936. Gordon Comstock has declared war on the money god; and Gordon is losing the war. Near… read more

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7. The Mystery of the Kneeling Woman

By: Moray Dalton

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

"Not another murder!" "You've said it." Kindly Reverend John Clare pays a social call upon the satu… read more

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8. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.05

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more

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Cover of The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by R.A.J. Walling

9. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: R.A.J. Walling

4.19

Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition

First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more

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10. The Queen of Poisons (The Marlow Murder Club, #3)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer... Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies su… read more

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11. Date with Justice (The Dales Detective Series, 9)

By: Julia Chapman

4.52

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, … read more

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12. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

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"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

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13. Crook o' Lune

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.15

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more

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14. Case in the Clinic

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more

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15. The Twelve Saints of Christmas (Heathcliff Lennox #12)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.53

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates.Book 12 in the Heathcliff … read more

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16. Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

By: Tom Mead

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes. In 1930s London, cele… read more

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17. Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'Dr Greeby was found lying dead there, with his lecture-notes scattered all round him and brickbat … read more

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Cover of Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

18. Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.72

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ MORNING POST‘An extremely skilful mystery’ THE DAILY EXPRESS‘An exceptionally good dete… read more

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19. The Doctors are Doubtful: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.22

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Ingenious’ THE TIMES‘Original and interesting’ DOROTHY L. SAYERS in the SUNDAY TIMES‘A well-writte… read more

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20. The Shop Window Murders

By: Vernon Loder

3.44

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Mander's Stores is the newest department store in London. But when its owner and a young shop-worke… read more

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21. The Condamine Case (Inspector Hugh Collier #12)

By: Moray Dalton

4.29

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

“’Tes a queer place seemingly. . . . Full of ghostesses, what with beasts coming down from the chur… read more

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Cover of Hard Liver: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

22. Hard Liver: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.11

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A thriller of the first rank’ DAILY SKETCH‘An extremely skilful novel’ THE BOOKSELLER‘Mr Weymouth … read more

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23. Sudden Death (Inspector French #8)

By: Freeman Wills Crofts

4.14

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, th… read more

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Cover of Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime) by Anthony Weymouth

24. Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.76

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

A motley group of guests arrive at Philleigh House in Cornwell for the weekend at the invitation of… read more

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25. Fly Country: A Golden Age Murder Mystery

By: Anthony Lang

4.05

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A neatly constructed plot which is distinctly out of the ordinary’ The Times‘An excellent mystery … read more

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26. Tempt me Not: an Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

While investigating the vicious murder of society figure Anthony Rodd, Inspector Treadgold, realise… read more

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27. No, Sir Jeremy: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.86

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Very puzzling’ THE TIMES‘skilfully built up. . .’ EVENING CHRONICLE‘A very neat murder. . .’ BRIST… read more

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28. Rope’s End, Rogue’s End

By: E.C.R. Lorac

4.05

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the dust jacket: Wulfstane Manor, a rambling old country house with many unused rooms, winding… read more

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29. Inspector Treadgold Investigates: An inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Weymouth

3.18

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

INSPECTOR TREADGOLD INVESTIGATES is a collection of short stories featuring Anthony Weymouth's curi… read more

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30. Evidence: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)

By: Anthony Lang

4.25

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

'A baffling mystery' DAILY NEWS'Clever. . . EVIDENCE is the kind of book you cannot leave. . .' EDI… read more

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